Tour Guides in Costumes
21/05/2007 06:34 PM
In my experience, tour guides in
costumes are gimmicks. They exist purely to trap tourists. And the
information they provide is often not accurate. The two 18th
century gentlemen who guided us on our Pub Crawl solidified this
opinion. It was terrible! We wandered to four different pubs, where
the half of our group over 21 tasted beer and the rest of us stared
at the coots in costumes who were trying to do 18th century
stand-up comedy. For anyone who is tempted to go on a Boston Pub
Crawl, my advice, don’t’ do it!
On the other hand, our Freedom Trail guide this morning was fabulous. Her pseudonym was Hannah Adams. She was a teacher, and she loved sharing information with us. To involve us in the Freedom Trail, instead of just lecture, she asked questions and rewarded with Blow Pops. (She was used to a younger crowd.) Hannah was very detailed in her tour. Thus, it was really fun. (Random piece of information I learned: Sam Adams’ picture is not on the beer. It is Paul Revere.)
On the other hand, our Freedom Trail guide this morning was fabulous. Her pseudonym was Hannah Adams. She was a teacher, and she loved sharing information with us. To involve us in the Freedom Trail, instead of just lecture, she asked questions and rewarded with Blow Pops. (She was used to a younger crowd.) Hannah was very detailed in her tour. Thus, it was really fun. (Random piece of information I learned: Sam Adams’ picture is not on the beer. It is Paul Revere.)